Differential skeletal preservation at Windover Pond: Causes and consequences

American Journal of Physical Anthropology

Volumn 119, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 15-26

  Stojanowski, Christopher M ^a,b   Seidemann, Ryan M ^c   Doran, Glen H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone preservation; Prehistoric Florida; Skeletal remains; Taphonomy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CHILD; DETERIORATION; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; MALE; POND; POSTHUMOUS CARE; PRESERVATION; SKELETON; TAPHONOMY; UNITED STATES;

AGE FACTORS; ANTHROPOLOGY, PHYSICAL; BONE AND BONES; DEMOGRAPHY; HUMANS; POSTMORTEM CHANGES; SEX FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0036730564     PISSN: 00029483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.10101     Document Type: Article

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